System Architect / System Engineer III

$120,060 - $168,084/Yr

Blue Origin - Los Angeles, CA

Full-time - Mid Level

Los Angeles, CA

Transportation Equipment Manufacturing

About the position

The System Architect / System Engineer III at Blue Origin is a pivotal role within the Space Systems Development (SSD) business unit, focusing on the development of next-generation systems for sustainable living and working in space. This position involves contributing to the Blue Alchemist program, engaging in all phases of product development from conceptualization to integration, and fostering a collaborative environment to enhance systems engineering practices.

Responsibilities

• Utilization of Systems Engineering, PLM, and collaboration tools such as DOORS, JIRA, Jama, Confluence, Windchill, Git, Creo, and SharePoint.
• Perform complex integrated analysis of Blue Alchemist.
• Support a broad team by leading the creation of and/or modification of analytical models.
• Provide engineering support and technical ownership with concept of operations, requirements development, functional decomposition, system verification, validation, integration, and test.
• Apply knowledge, principles, theories, and techniques to advance the program.
• Establish product and processes metrics that effectively measure and improve performance of supporting systems.
• Identify and fix gaps in existing process, tools, infrastructure, and continually improve solutions along the way.
• Develop and implement best practices to deploy to the program.
• Test applications and build test cases and scenarios for successful deployment of solutions.
• Develop and mature Systems Engineering documentation (such as, but not limited to, Concept of Operations (ConOps), Systems Engineering Management Plan (SEMP), Verification Artifacts).

Requirements

• B.S. degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Math, or Physics.
• Industry practice in Systems Engineering tools and processes.
• A breadth of deep understanding, backed by experience, of the principles, concepts, and methods of systems engineering such as concept development, requirement definition, design solution definition, implementation, integration, verification and validation, qualification, commissioning, and operations.
• Flight hardware or product experience in at least one focused subject area such as electrical hardware, mechanisms, thermal, structures, avionics, fluids, ground support, etc.
• Self-directed and capable of balancing several tasks at one time.
• Proven ability to work effectively and collaborate in a dynamic, fast paced, team-oriented environment.
• Ability to earn trust, maintain positive and professional relationships, and strengthen our culture of inclusion.

Nice-to-haves

• Successful candidates will typically have 5+ years of systems engineering experience.
• Developed and delivered space flight hardware.
• Experience in aerospace technology development and maturing it through TRL 4-6.
• Knowledge in high-current and high-temperature systems.
• Experience with planetary surface missions and vehicles.
• Experience in continuous improvement, lean methodologies, and process improvement in a hardware development environment.
• Experience with software tools such as Jama, MATLAB/Simulink, Confluence, JIRA, Git, Creo, and Windchill.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, basic and supplemental life insurance
• Paid parental leave
• Short and long-term disability
• 401(k) with a company match of up to 5%
• Education Support Program
• Paid Time Off: Up to four (4) weeks per year based on weekly scheduled hours, and up to 14 company-paid holidays
• Discretionary bonus: Bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company results.